UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE

Human Rights Newsletter from JCLU

No. 7, Summer 1997

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SOCIAL RIGHTS/ICJ CONFERENCE

• Toward Social and Cultural Rights of the 21st Century: ICJ Conference in India

WOMEN

• ICJ International Seminar on Sexual Slavery and Slavery-like Practices in War Time
• The Shimodate Case: Facts on Trafficking of Women and Forced Prostitution
• Gender Dialogue on Human Rights - Toward the Beijing Conference
• The Fourth World Conference on Women: Report from an NGO Advisor to the Gov't Delegation
• JCLU Statement on the Midterm Report of the Office for Gender Equality
• Feminism and Freedom of Expression: Lecture Meeting by Professor MacKinnon
• Four Ads Win Human Rights Advertisement Award for Gender Equality
• Beyond Law: APWLD Training Seminar in Nepal
• Symposium-Building Good Gender Relations: The Tokyo Women's Plaza Opening Event

RIGHT TO KNOW

• Litigation for the Disclosure of Exam Results
• JCLU Model Guidelines for Freedom of Information
• Freedom of Information Seminar for Municipal Workers
• Freedom of Information Law in Korea: Lecture by Drafter
• On Prior Notice of the Date of Supreme Court Ruling

ASIA

• The Second UNCRED Legal Training Program for Cambodia 17Roles of NGOs in APEC: Human Rights, Environment and Development
• East Asian Consultation for Asian Charter on Human Rights
• Mr. Fernando Introduces Asian Human Rights Charter
• Human Rights Lawyer Assassinated: JCLU sent a letter to Philippine President

OKINAWA/US MILITARY BASE

• Extreme Human Rights Violations by the Military: on the gang-Rape Incident of an Okinawan Schoolgirl
• Looking into the Current Situation and Problems of the U.S. Okinawan Military Bases

RACISM/XENOPHOBIA

• The Kubota Memorial Symposium: On the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

HIV/AIDS

• Toward A Bias-Free Society: Report of Osaka HIV Patients Case

MENTALLY ILL

• Human Rights Conditions of Psychiatric Patients in Japan: ICJ Report Translated

NGO TAX SYSTEM

• Volunteer Activities Support Law: JCLU Statement on Preferential Tax System

VISITORS

• Welcoming Professor Alston
• Professor Olsen's Lecture on Legal Feminist Theory

MEMBERS

• In Memory of Mr. Yasuhiko Saito

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